USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/29 07:55
10/29/2025 | 8:00 am CDT USDA WCB Daily Direct Prior Day Sow & Boar Report 10/29 07:55
LM_HG234
Des Moines, IA Wed, Oct 29, 2025
DAILY DIRECT PRIOR DAY SOW AND BOAR REPORT
CURRENT VOLUME BY PURCHASE TYPE
SOWS & BOARS LIVE AND CARCASS BASIS
Actual Actual Actual
Prior Day Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 6,467 5,909 7,211
Swine or Pork Market Formula 1,348 1,354 1,341
Other Purchase Arrangement 110 268 287
Negotiated Formula 0 0 0
Packer Sold (all purchase types) 1,324 0 0
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Volume and Price Range For Sows and Boars
Purchased Swine (Including Packer Sold)
Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Sows Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Neg. Sows 6,841 2,725 3,385 1,867
Neg. Formula Sows 0 0 0 0
Combined Neg./Neg. Formula Sow 6,841 2,725 3,385 1,867
Swine/Pork Market Formula Sows 1,896 374 502 719
Boars Purchased (Live and Carcass Basis)
Boars 402 364 366 4
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Negotiated Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 64.00-76.00
Wtd Average Price 63.03 62.80 62.39 70.46
Average Weight 370 370 369 370
Head Count 1,306 721 889 188
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 66.00-78.00
Wtd Average Price 65.04 64.82 62.28 69.80
Average Weight 424 423 422 428
Head Count 1,289 623 876 239
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-86.00 52.00-86.00 52.00-86.00 68.00-86.00
Wtd Average Price 73.64 73.91 72.95 74.66
Average Weight 475 474 475 476
Head Count 983 436 486 301
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.15-86.00 62.15-86.00 62.15-86.00 71.71-86.00
Wtd Average Price 76.22 76.55 75.39 77.53
Average Weight 524 523 523 524
Head Count 1,322 594 686 441
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.12-86.00 62.15-86.00 60.12-86.00 71.71-86.00
Wtd Average Price 77.02 75.73 73.68 79.99
Average Weight 589 587 587 592
Head Count 1,072 245 342 410
Total Live Basis Head 5,972 2,619 3,279 1,579
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Negotiated Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
400-449 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
450-499 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
500-549 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
550/up pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight
Head Count
Total Live Basis Head
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Combined Negotiated and Negotiated Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 64.00-76.00
Wtd Average Price 63.03 62.80 62.39 70.46
Average Weight 370 370 369 370
Head Count 1,306 721 889 188
400-449 pounds
Price Range 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 30.00-79.00 66.00-78.00
Wtd Average Price 65.04 64.82 62.28 69.80
Average Weight 424 423 422 428
Head Count 1,289 623 876 239
450-499 pounds
Price Range 52.00-86.00 52.00-86.00 52.00-86.00 68.00-86.00
Wtd Average Price 73.64 73.91 72.95 74.66
Average Weight 475 474 475 476
Head Count 983 436 486 301
500-549 pounds
Price Range 62.15-86.00 62.15-86.00 62.15-86.00 71.71-86.00
Wtd Average Price 76.22 76.55 75.39 77.53
Average Weight 524 523 523 524
Head Count 1,322 594 686 441
550/up pounds
Price Range 60.12-86.00 62.15-86.00 60.12-86.00 71.71-86.00
Wtd Average Price 77.02 75.73 73.68 79.99
Average Weight 589 587 587 592
Head Count 1,072 245 342 410
Total Live Basis Head 5,972 2,619 3,279 1,579
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Swine or Pork Market Formula Sows (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 375 383 377
Head Count 130 9 58
400-449 pounds
Price Range 67.00-71.25 - - -
Wtd Average Price 68.66
Average Weight 429 430 430 432
Head Count 194 12 23 83
450-499 pounds
Price Range 67.00-79.56 - - -
Wtd Average Price 75.86
Average Weight 477 480 478 477
Head Count 423 41 69 285
500-549 pounds
Price Range 67.00-79.87 - - -
Wtd Average Price 76.13
Average Weight 524 527 527 521
Head Count 252 43 87 105
550/up pounds
Price Range 67.00-83.68 - - -
Wtd Average Price 81.19
Average Weight 587 600 593 583
Head Count 389 65 101 82
Total Live Basis Head 1,388 161 289 613
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Iowa/ Western Eastern
National Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
(LM_HG230) (LM_HG231) (LM_HG233) (LM_HG232)
Boars (Live Basis)
300-399 pounds
Price Range - - - -
Wtd Average Price
Average Weight 373 379 385
Head Count 398 364 366
Total Live Basis Head
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SOWS & BOARS PURCHASES BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 1,476 Illinois 998
Indiana 84 Iowa 2,029
Kansas 83 Kentucky 99
Michigan 191 Minnesota 1,434
Mississippi 87 Missouri 132
Nebraska 575 North Carolina 595
Ohio 185 Oklahoma 612
Pennsylvania 366 Texas 208
Wisconsin 95
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